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Richards, Myra Reynolds,
Animal -- Bird
Figure male -- Child
Object -- Musical Instrument
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Taylorsville
Sculpture
The Bird Boy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Richards, Myra Reynolds, 1882-1934, sculptor.
Title:
The Bird Boy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1924. Dedicated 1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze on a marble base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 31 x 11 x 12 in.; Base: approx. H. 47 in. x Diam. 31 in.
Inscription:
(Proper left rear, under lily pad:) Myra Richards/1924 (Pedestal front, north:) IN MEMORIAM/MARY.L.VEACH/NATURE LOVER/AND TEACHER/.1924. signed
Description:
Figure of a young boy in a loin cloth of feathers, standing on a lily pad, leaning to the proper right, playing pan pipes close to his chest. There is a Jay bird perched on his proper left shoulder, looking into the boy's face. The figure is set on a low pedestal in the center of a bird bath.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Jay
Figure male -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Pipe
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Taylorsville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Bartholomew County Historical Society, 524 Third Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201
Located Henry Breeding Farm, Taylorsville, Indiana 47280
Provenance:
Formerly located Columbus High School, 7th Street, Columbus, Indiana 1924-1979.
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of an unidentified newspaper article discussing the relocation and preservation of the monument. The piece was originally located at Columbus High School, now a junior high school, and stood in front of the entrance from 1924 until 1979; when, due to vandals, the statue was moved. It is now located at Henry Breeding Farm, near Taylorsville, IN. The piece was made in memory of Mary L. Veach, a teacher and a nature lover. It was donated by the Nature Study Club of Columbus, IN.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IN000085
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